"In ancient times, there were Zou Ji, Dongfang Shuo, and, yes, there was also Zhong Wuyan, the queen of King Qi Xuan." Emperor Yongzhi lowered his eyes and looked at the delicate woman kneeling at his feet. The smile on his face remained unchanged, but his eyes gradually became knotted. Hanshuang said, "Not just anyone can tell a story to the emperor. Nor can just tell a story and reach the sky in one step."
Zou Ji was famous for his satirical advice and was worshiped as prime minister by King Wei of Qi. Dongfang Shuo was humorous, erudite and good at talking about classics and history, so he was favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Zhong Wuyan even became the queen of King Qi Xuan because of his satire and criticism...
Yan Tian was suddenly sweating profusely, and the nerves that had just relaxed slightly suddenly became tense again. I am being frivolous! In Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager's stern words reminded her to be careful in her words and actions. But the emperor's pleasant appearance when they first met made her relax her mind and forget that the king's power is unpredictable.
This is the supreme God in the world, who truly controls life and death in the world. At this moment, is he... suspecting that he has ulterior motives? !
"I don't dare!" Yan Tian tried his best to calm down and speak as calmly as possible, "My daughter grew up in Luozhou since she was a child. The anecdotes and anecdotes she saw were all based on Luozhou's customs and customs. Her knowledge is shallow and her language is vulgar. This is all I know and will only talk about. The people your Majesty talks about are probably virtuous ministers, great talents, and pillars of the country. But the ministers are of limited talent and intellect, but I have not heard much about their deeds."
She couldn't find any other way to resolve the emperor's suspicions, so now she could only debase herself to show that she had no intention of climbing the dragon and clinging to the phoenix. But she was not sure whether the emperor believed his self-deprecation and tried his best to distance himself. Yan Tian's clenched hands were filled with sweat.
Xu believed her self-defense. Under Xu's authority, a teenage girl could respond calmly, which proved that she was open-minded and selfless. When Emperor Yongzhi spoke again, his tone softened a lot.
"Then the 'salty candy' you just mentioned is also an interesting anecdote from Luozhou?"
Yan Tian breathed out secretly: "I don't dare to pretend to be mysterious, it is indeed another scandal in Luozhou."
"It must be like the story just now, 'taste comes from the heart'. But the story about a loving mother and a filial daughter-in-law is all because of the beauty of life and sweetness in the heart, so it can be salty as sweet. But, this is sweet as salty... I I can't think of it at the moment. What kind of person would think that these days are salty? Even sugar can be called salty?" Emperor Yongzhi seemed to be somewhat interested in these anecdotes, but Yan Tian did not dare to say more. Show off.
"This time it was because of tears."
"Tears? They are indeed salty. I can probably guess a bit. It's just that those who treat sweet as salty have sugar mixed with tears in their mouths. Naturally, it becomes what you call 'salty sugar' '."
"Your Majesty is wise and knows the smallest things." Yan Tian lay on the ground and flattered her sincerely, "It's just a widowed mother from Luozhou who tried her best to support her eldest son. This son is also very ambitious, and he was ranked second at a young age. Immediately after returning home, he married his childhood sweetheart. So when he was named on the gold list, the night of flowers and candles in the wedding room became a legend. The widowed mother was happy and excited that day, but she burst into tears while eating the wedding candy, so some guests humorously said, "This candy It must be salty'."
"Hahahahahaha..." Emperor Yongzhi laughed, reaching out and tapping Yan Tian who was kneeling on the ground, "I know that the second place candidate you mentioned was the one chosen by me in the palace examination last year, and he is indeed a descendant of Luozhou. But you This girl is very thoughtful. It sounds like she only told two anecdotes about Luozhou, but in fact, every sentence is praising your father Yan Wenkuan's political achievements.
"The harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the filial piety of sons and daughters-in-law are related to the education of folk customs. Naturally, it is the credit of your father, the governor of the state. And a widow can raise a second-ranked son. This is not only the credit of education and reputation, but also involves Economy and people's livelihood, academic education, talent recommendation, and even local good governance! The governor of the government acts on behalf of the emperor and the herdsmen. No matter how big or small, the responsibility is heavy. Your father has done a good job. And you, my daughter, can't be wrong in praising you for finding every opportunity. "
"Your majesty, please forgive me for being reckless." Yan Tian kowtowed to the ground again, acknowledging his selfishness.
But I didn't want to hear Emperor Yongzhi ask another irrelevant question: "Are you not afraid of me?"
Yan Tian didn't know what the emperor meant, so he could only reply cautiously and honestly: "People's daughters are afraid."
"Oh? I didn't see it." Emperor Yongzhi's voice became much more relaxed, with a hint of a smile, "Don't mention you, a little girl of fifteen or sixteen, you are the local official who has lived for half his life. I just met you for the first time. I always tremble, my legs feel weak, and my body feels like chaff. You are different. You respond appropriately and behave appropriately. I really can’t tell that you are afraid of me."
"The common girl is just pretending to be calm because she is afraid of losing her manners in front of the palace." This is the truth. No one saw that Yan Tian's back was already soaked.
"I don't look like it. Others are afraid of me for two reasons. Either they have done something wrong and are afraid that I will punish them. Or they want to ask for something from me and are afraid that I won't give it to them. You haven't done anything wrong, so this You should not be afraid of the first one. You ask for nothing from me, so you should not be afraid of the second one."
"Don't be afraid of the third one."
"Oh? Who's not afraid of the third one?"
"Because your Majesty is a wise king. The king controls the life and death of thousands of people, not to mention the life of one person. If Xia Jie and Shang Zhou were violent and moody, my servants would be scared to death at this moment..."
"Presumptuous!" Before Yan Tian finished speaking, Liu Cheng looked at Emperor Yongzhi's face and scolded him.
"Are you trying to flatter me?" Emperor Yongzhi ignored him. He just raised his eyebrows and added a hint of amusement to his tone, half-smiling.
"What the folk girl said is true."
"I accept this flattery."
As he spoke, he walked slowly past Yan Tian, who was kneeling on the ground. Liu Cheng quickly followed and waved secretly to the leading nanny.
Today is not too boring. Emperor Yongzhi thought as he walked. But it's just an insignificant observation, an insignificant interesting thing.
Yan Tian didn't dare to lift his body until the emperor was far away. The clothes on his body were completely soaked. Even a wise king can be moody. Human life is nothing more than an ant to the imperial power. She was not as fearless as Emperor Yongzhi said, she was really just trying to stay calm.
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It wasn't until she saw her father waiting for her outside the palace gate that Yan Tian suddenly let go of her tense mind. And during this sudden relaxation, fatigue, grievance, impatience... the mountains roared and the tsunami immediately filled the sky and covered the earth. So when Yan Tian returned to the dowry courtyard left by her biological grandmother, her temples suddenly jumped as soon as she saw the scene in the courtyard. The emotions that were originally pent up in my heart were so rampant that they almost burst out...
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Before the accident, the Tian family was considered a family of hairpins. Because of the frame-up by political enemies that year, except for the youngest son who was urgently adopted by relatives from Chi Yuan's hometown when the news came out, the entire Tian family, including Yan Wenkuan's mother, was sent to the bitter cold in the north. land.
Later, the unjust case was overturned, the Tian family returned to Beijing, and their property was returned. Although the foundation was damaged and it was difficult to recover, some family assets were still left behind.
Since then, the Tian family has had more heirs, so most of the property returned by the court was used as dowry for the big and small Tian families. Among the Datian family's dowry was a house with a very suitable location and size. It had three entrances, was very neat, and was not far from the Ding'an Marquis' Mansion. In the past, Yan Gexing, the Marquis of Ding'an, had always sent people to take care of it carefully, but it was also neat and tidy.
It was dusk when I came out of the palace, gold was falling in the west, and the sky was filled with red clouds. Before entering the palace, the father and daughter made it clear to everyone in the Ding'an Marquis' Mansion that since they didn't know when the audience would end, they stopped going back to the palace to bother them in the evening and went straight back to Datian's dowry house after leaving the palace.
In fact, privately, the father and daughter really do not want to deal with the rest of the family anymore. After traveling for more than ten days, they were exhausted. When they arrived in the capital, stories abounded, and both of them were physically exhausted.
Except for the old Lord Hou who was quite reluctant to leave, everyone else in the Hou Mansion naturally agreed and urged them to go back and have a good rest.
Brothers Yan Wenshou and Yan Wenjin actually felt embarrassed for their concubine and niece, whom they had never met a few times. There was also the discord between my late concubine and the Ota family during her lifetime. Therefore, the two of them could only socialize with each other reluctantly because their father was still around. The same is naturally true for Yan Wenkuan.
Besides, Yan Tian went home with his father and didn't want to get on the sedan immediately. The Yan family courtyard is currently undergoing extensive construction from the main gate to the inner courtyard!
Qin Zhuen led a group of craftsmen to work feverishly on her house, digging holes in the mountain, breaking down the earth and demolishing walls, and removing roof tiles...
Aunt Hu, Uncle Sun, and the servants who had just been sent by Ding'an Hou Mansion were all stunned. They couldn't help each other, so they could only stand in the yard in two rows and watch helplessly.
Sanshou was the first to notice Xiaozhu behind Yan Tian, and immediately waved his arms towards her excitedly. Then he quickly pulled Qin Zhuen, who was directing Dafu and Erlu around, and motioned him to look back at Yan Tian.
So Qin Zhuen, who was very busy, turned around and bumped into Yan Tian's pretty face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Xiaozhu lowered her eyebrows and stood behind her young lady, completely ignoring Sanshou. joke! Based on her experience in serving young ladies since childhood, her master must be extremely angry now. It’s not a good time to add oil to the fire, it’s better to add yam chicken soup, braised pork ribs, stir-fried mutton with green onions...
Xiaozhu immediately picked up Aunt Hu and quickly ran into the kitchen. It’s not a good place to stay for a long time, and all heroes wish yourselves good luck.
However, Yan Tian is a lady after all, and she is usually dignified. So at this moment, he just strode into the door, first looked at Sun Bo and said: "Within a stick of incense, I want there to be no outsiders in this yard. Only two of the servants sent by the Hou Mansion are left, and the rest are all returned. Take it for me." I would like to thank my eldest aunt, but say that my father and I don’t need so many servants, so leaving two is enough.”
Then his eyesight went wrong and he looked at Qin Zhuen. For no apparent reason, Qin Zhuen suddenly felt his scalp numb, and a small cool breeze blew through him, causing the sweat pores all over his body to explode.
However, Yan Tian did not make any big move. Instead, he gave him a neat salute: "Young Master Qin is really hardworking today! First he mobilized troops outside the city, and now he is making a big show here. But Yan Tian doesn't want to appreciate it! Everyone said, ' Being kind and wanting others to know is not true kindness. Therefore, Master Qin must really want to be that unknown hero doing good deeds silently, and he never wants to let Yan Tian accept your favor! It's already getting late, Master, please take the people and leave quickly. . Don't delay your business. Send guests off!" The last two words roared so loudly that a group of gulls and herons were startled.
Then Yan Tian ignored anyone and went straight to the inner courtyard.
Yan Wenkuan stroked his beard and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He could guess the source of his daughter's unknown fire. After all, he had been pampered since he was a child and had followed his own will. Although he had suddenly arrived in the capital for only a day, he felt depressed everywhere. Especially when he had just entered the palace, he could feel some of the grievances and dissatisfaction he felt.
But...this girl who usually keeps her expressions calm and doesn't show her anger actually got angry at an outsider for the first time today? This is really...how strange and weird! He thought again of the time they spent together in Luozhou. Handsome guy Yan narrowed his eyes. Based on his experience, men and women generally feel so confident only when they know they are favored. Isn’t that how the word “arrogant” comes from?
It's not easy to guess what Tiantian is thinking right now. But if nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be surprises in the future...
So, he patted Qin Zhuen's shoulder meaningfully and walked in. The craftsmen who were left all over the courtyard looked at this "on-site construction commander" with big eyes and small eyes. There was silence for a moment.
These people are petrified! who I am? where am I? What did I hear? The strong female warrior just now... poked the famous Living King of Hell in the capital in public? ! Be good! This life is worth it!
Dafu now truly respects the eldest lady of the Yan family as a man! As soon as he made a move, he used Qin Zhuen's face as the sole of his shoe. Their nine-pocket elder! Such a big shot! After meeting Mr. Yan in the afternoon, I eagerly gathered people to come to the Yan family courtyard to do hard labor in person! I was so busy that I was so busy that I couldn't even say a good word, but I was ridiculed in public? ! What's even more outrageous is, why are you being kicked out of the place with a stick of incense for a limited time? !
He held his head, waiting for the expected flying sand and rocks, and the changes in the situation. However, their elder Nine Pockets did not reveal his true colors on the spot! What's even more damning is that at this moment, the demon king smacked his lips with a guilty conscience, and then with a cautious look on his face, he lowered his voice and ordered: "I think it's almost done, hurry up and move quickly." Finish up! Clean up the incense stick and get out!"
Dafu slapped himself in the mouth. Damn, it hurts!
If I wasn't dreaming, then this thing would be as outrageous as the sun coming out of bed! Could it be that their master who chopped off people's hands whenever they disagreed was taken away?
He turned to look at Sanshou. Older children reported emotional stability. It's quite unusual for you to be so frightened. You see, I'm already used to it. I have seen even stranger things in Luozhou. Can you imagine this man personally fetching water, chopping firewood, and setting fire to cook? You can't imagine it! No one in the capital would have imagined him!
Dafu went to see Erlu again. I saw this fake fox's eyes rolling like a dice and fanning to show that he had enlightenment! This is most likely due to the great lack of virtue of their family leader over the years, no, he is uninhibited! Finally you reap what you sow. So God sent a golden Arhat to subdue this evildoer! It looks like...this monster is convinced!
